Robert Redford

When I first watched this film at a drive-in theatre I did not know the lead actors back then. It was the first western in color that I've ever watched. I find the song was modern (Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head) that it did'nt fit with the periodic times when music was different at the turn of the 20th century. The very ending of the movie was the sad part where both Butch and Sundance - when cornered - decided to choose suicide by bolting into the Bolivian Lawmen Posse's simultaneous gunfire which was memorable.

"Gorge Cassidy" (Paul Newman), a.k.a. "Butch Cassidy", and "Lonny Longbaugh" (Robert Redoford), a.k.a. "The Sundance Kid, are two of the greatest robbers in the history of the Old West. They pulled jobs on banks and trains with an expertise that made them famous from coast to coast. Now, years after being out of the business for about two decades, they decide to pull one last bank heist in Bolivia, with the help of a school teacher (Katharine Ross) with romantic ties to both men. I have to say that I am pretty disappointed in this film. I found it to be slow, with not enough action considering the topic of the movie. It dragged so much that I noticed spending more attention to my computer than watching the movie itself on cable television. One thing that stood out was the on-screen relationship between Newman and Redford. This is what carries the movie I believe, and most likely why this movie is called a classic now. You feel as if the two are not just partners in crime, but friends with the ribbing that they give one another. Another problem with this movie is the soundtrack. The only piece of music that is memorable is Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head by BJ Thomas, and that was a weird tune for a Western set in the Old West. If you ask me, the song was just an odd choice. I also barely enjoyed Ross as "Etta Place". Her character was barely developed if you asked me. It appeared that she was there as a romantic interest, and to help teach "Butch" and "Sundance" Spanish for their attempt at robbing the Bolivian bank. If you expect a lot of gunfights, you are mistaken on this one. Of what there is in the movie, they are short and well placed. The cinematography is hard for me to judge since Encore Westerns used a pan-and-scan format. I had to deal with only half of a scene when two people were talking to one another. But, from wide shots, I could see some spectacular scenery, including the famous scene when the title characters jump from a cliff into the water. Because it was declared a classic, I've been wanting to see this movie. I am highly disappointed in it.

Spy Game is a true to life composite of many real operations. Spy Game is more real than fiction and is based loosely on the character of intelligence operative Tom Golden, the son of an Arkansas dirt farmer. Golden was assigned to the CIA's Phoenix program during the Vietnam War. Nathan Thomas Muir was Golden?s CIA code name in Southeast Asia, and during his CIA operations in Indochina. Golden served a distinguished career in the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the CIA. He served in Southeast Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, and Central and South America. Tony Scott does a great job of presenting the true to life dangers faced by Intelligence Agents in the field and the bureaucratic decisions sometimes made in Washington that are driven by politics. Set in 1991, the film depicts the U.S. and Chinese Governments on the verge of a major trade agreement with the American President due to pay a visit to China to seal the deal. The Central Intelligence Agency gets word that their Special Activities Division operative Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) has been captured trying to free an Englishwoman, Elizabeth Hadley (Catherine McCormack), from a Chinese prison near Su Chou (Suzhou). Bishop is being questioned under torture and will be executed within twenty-four hours unless he is claimed by the U.S.

I am biased about this movie and This Property is Condemned, because for favorite male and female actors are the stars. Wood is such a kooky, naive character and Redford is suave and experienced. A Pymalion-type movie with big twists in it. "You're Gonna Hear From Me"....this could be many a young starlet's theme song.

This movie SHOULD have been rated pg-13. I felt horrible when my little sister had to close her eyes due to the inapropriate scene in the movie. I could not watch the rest of it. That one scene ruined it for me and I thought they could have kept the actual content out.

Don't let all the famous movie stars fool you. This movie is really all about a bear. The most compelling character arc involves a noteworthy performance by a very well-trained bear. The bear even broke a couple of Robert Redford's ribs just to show him who was really the king of independent-cinema-land. But then Morgan Freeman kicked the bear's #!@%*# just by looking at him. But the story is still mainly about the bear.

When you put Natalie Wood and Robert Redford together, you've got a hit in my book. This is another movie that I could watch once a year. Excellent!

Out of Africa is at the top of my list of movies to watch when I want to escape to another world and time. Also my all-time favorite movie. The scene in which Redford takes Streep up in an airplane for the first time allows you to feel the awe such a ride created.

Fantastic movie on so many levels, with a roller-coaster ride of emotions and experiences. Great acting, scenery, the whole lot...